Helen Mirren
“Between you and me…”
Our theatre gossip columnist spills the beans on his fellow actors
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
Cities of the mind
19th century English towns live on in our collective imagination
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
Kemi Badenoch’s bad spell
Badenoch keeps bowling lop hops to Keir Starmer
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
